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The following is a list of books, periodicals, and collected genealogies that will be helpful in tracing Jewish roots.

MANUALS and SOURCEBOOKS
Kaganoff, Benzoin C. A DICTIONARY OF JEWISH NAMES AND THEIR HISTORY, New York: Schocken Books, 1977

Rottenberg, Dan. FINDING OUR FATHERS: A GUIDE TO JEWISH GENEALOGY, New York: Random House, 1977

Kurzweill, Arthur. FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION: HOW TO TRACE YOUR JEWISH GENEALOGY AND PERSONAL HISTORY, New York: Schocken Books, 1981

Amdur Sack, Sallyann A GUIDE TO JEWISH GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH IN ISRAEL, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1987

Zubatsky, David & Berent Irwin M. JEWISH GENEALOGY: A SOURCEBOOK OF FAMILY HISTORIES & GENEALOGIES, New York: Garland Publishing Co., 1984

Mendenhall Regenstein, Janice JEWISH GENEALOGY WORLDWIDE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS ON JEWISH LOCAL HISTROY & OTHER SUBJECTS OF USE TO GENEALOGISTS, Wichita, KS: Family Heritage Institute, 1981

Gilbert, Martin JEWISH HISTORY ATLAS, New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1977

Rosenstein, Dr. Neil. LATTER DAY LEADERS, SAGES AND SCHOLARS / BIBIOGRAPHICAL INDEX, Elizabeth, NJ: Computer Center for Jewish Genealogy, 1983

Kurzweil, Arthur. MY GENERATIONS: A COURSE IN JEWISH FAMILY HISTORY, New York: Behrman House, Inc., 1983

Kranzler, David. MY JEWISH ROOTS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO TRACING YOUR GENEALOGY AND FAMILY HISTORY, New York: Sepher-Hermon Press, 1979

Amdur Sack, Sallyann & Fisher Wynne, Suzan RUSSIAN CONSULAR RECORDS INDEX AND CATALOG, New York: Garland Publishing Inc, 1987

Cohen, Chester G. SHTETL FINDER, Woodland Hills, CA: Periday Co., 1980
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PERIODICALS
AVOTAYNU: THE INTERATIONAL REVIEW OF JEWISH GENEALOGY, P.O. Box 1134, Teaneck, NJ 07666

TOLEDOT: THE JOURNAL OF JEWISH GENEALOGY, Toledot Press, New York, 1977-1982 (Out of print, but can be found in some libraries).

FORTHCOMING Kurzweil, Arthur & Weiner, Miriam. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JEWISH GENEALOGY, Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson Inc., 1989

Guzik, Estelle M. ed. RESOURCES FOR JEWISH GENEALOGY IN THE NEW YORK AREA, New York: Jewish Genealogical Society, Inc., 1989

REFERENCE WORKS
ENCYCLOPEDIA JUDAICA (16 Vols.), Macmillan, New York and Keter Publishing Co., Jerusalem, 1972-75. Volume 1 contains genealogies of Hassidic rabbis; scattered genealogies throughout; especially useful for local histories and biographies.

JEWISH ENCYCLOPEDIA (12 Vols.), Funk & Wagnells Co., New York, 1901-06. Contains many genealogical tables.

UNIVERSAL JEWISH ENCYCLOPEIDA, (12 Vols.), Isaac Landman, ed., New York, 1939-41. Especially useful for American Jewish Biography.

COLLECTED GENEALOGIES
Rosenstein, Neil. THE UNBROKEN CHAIN: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES AND THE GENEALOGY OF ILLUSTRIOUS JEWISH FAMILIES FROM THE 15TH-20TH CENTURY New York: Shengold Publishers, Inc., 1977 Descendents of Katzenellenbogen family, including Menselssohns, Martin Buber, Karl Marx, Helena Rubenstein, many rabbis. Index of surnames only.

Stern, Malcolm H. FIRST AMERICAN JEWISH FAMILIES: 600 GENEALOGIES, 1654-1977. Cincinnati: American Jewish Archives and Waltham, MA: American Jewish Historical Society, 1978.
A revision of the author's AMERICANS OF JEWISH DESCENT. Genealogies for every family settled in America by 1840, traced to date. 40,000 name index.

Note: These works are out-of-print, but may be found in some synagogues and genealogical libraries.

GENERAL REFERENCE
Eddy Westin, Jeane FINDING YOUR ROOTS, Los Angeles: J.P. Tarher, Inc. Los Angeles, 1977

National Archives Trust Fund Board. THE GUIDE TO GENEALGOICAL RESEARCH IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES, Washington, DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, Washington, DC, 1983

Everton, George B. Sr. THE HANDY BOOK FOR GENEALOGISTS, Logan, UT: Everton Publishers, Logan, UT, 1981

Beard, Timothy F. HOW TO FIND YOUR FAMILY ROOTS, New York: McGraw-Hill Co., 1977

Baxter, Angus. IN SEARCH OF YOUR EUROPEAN ROOTS: A COMPLETE GUIDE TO TRACING YOUR ANCESTORS IN EVERY COUNTRY IN EUROPE Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985

American Genealogical Research Institute Staff HOW TO TRACE YOUR FAMILY TREE: A COMPLETE AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND GUIDE FOR THE BEGINNER. Garden City, NY: Dolphin Books, 1973

Babbel, June A., compiler LEST WE FORGET: A GUIDE TO GENEALGICAL RESEARCH IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL, Annandale, VA: June A. Babbel, compiler, 1982

Eakle, Arlene & Cerny, Johni, eds. THE SOURCE: A GUIDEBOOK OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY, Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry Publishing Co., 1984

WHERE TO WRITE FOR VITAL RECORDS: BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES AND DIVORCES, DHHS Publication No. (PHS) 82-1142, US Department of Health and Human Services. For sale by Superintendent of Documents, US Government Printing Office, Washington DC 20402

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